muscadin

[ muhs-kuh-din; French my-skah-dan ]

noun

, plural mus·ca·dins [muhs, -k, uh, -dins, m, y, -skah-, dan].

1. a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
2. a French fop or dandy of this period.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscadin¹

1785–95; < French: dandy, fop, literally, lozenge containing musk (used by such dandies) < Italian moscardino, derivative (with -ardino; -ard, -in ¹ ) of moscado, moscato, equivalent to mosc- (< Late Latin; musk ) + -ato -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Muscadin grew up in the seaside city of Gonaives, Haiti, and moved to the U.S. in 2006 to pursue basketball.

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He played at Sunrise Christian Academy and Life Prep Academy, both in Kansas, and Aspire Academy in Kentucky, where Muscadin grew into a four-star prospect that had scholarship offers from a number of high-major programs.

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Muscadin transferred to New Mexico, where he started nine of 12 games for the Lobos last season before leaving the program in December.

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Gethro Muscadin had 10 points.

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Gethro Muscadin added 18 points.

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