Muscadin
[muhs-kuh-din; French my-skah-dan] /ˈmʌs kə dɪn; French mü skɑˈdɛ̃/
noun, plural muscadins
[muhs-kuh-dins; French my-skah-dan] /ˈmʌs kə dɪns; French mü skɑˈdɛ̃/ (Show IPA)
1.
a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
2.
a French fop or dandy of this period.
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