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Musard

Musard \Mu"sard\, n. [F., fr. muser to loiter, trifle. See Muse, v. i.] A dreamer; an absent-minded person. [Obs.]
--Rom. of R.

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n. (context obsolete English) A dreamer; an absent-minded person.

Usage examples of "musard".

But closer still there's his new castle at Greenhamsted, the one he took from Robert Musard a few weeks back.

Robert Musard was taken in an ambush weeks, months back now, and had to give up his castle to the Earl of Gloucester's son, he that's declared for King Stephen recently.

But Musards have been there ever since the first King William gave the manor to this one's great-grandsire, and no man now expects change to be for the better.

But Musard, not having a powerful relative on Stephen's side, of greater importance to the king than Philip himself, had been less confident of his safety, and given in.

He would have preferred to replace the timber with stone, but was grateful that Musard had at least provided this temporary asset.

He wondered which of four generations of Musards had planted the vine.

The operation might have been much more difficult, and the secret out before the end of the day, had not the villagers of Greenhamsted fared rather well under the Musards, and felt no inclination at all to send warning to the present castellan of La Musarderie.