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Brusque
Brusque Brusque, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
Brusqueness
Brusqueness Brusque"ness, n. Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness. --Brit. Quar.
Mousquetaire
Mousquetaire Mous`que*taire", n. [F.] 1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress. 2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.
Mousquetaire cuff
Mousquetaire cuff Mousquetaire cuff A deep flaring cuff.
musquet
Musket Mus"ket, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. Mosquito.] [Sometimes written also musquet.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of the sparrow hawk. 2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.
Musquet
Musquet Mus"quet, n. See Musket.
Usquebaugh
Usquebaugh Us"que*baugh, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See Quick, a., and cf. Whisky.] 1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. --Brande & C.

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- Usque is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abraham Usque, Portuguese translator Samuel Usque (c. 1500–after 1555), Portuguese converso...
- A mari usque ad mare (Latin: [aː ˈmariː ˈuːskᶣɛ ad ˈmarɛ]; French: D'un océan à l'autre, French pronunciation: [dœ̃nɔseˈã aˈloʊ̯tʁ]; English: From sea...
- Amicus usque ad aras is a Latin phrase usually translated into English as "a friend as far as to the altar", "a life-long partner" or "a friend to the...
- Queenstown is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The po****tion was 664 at the 2010 census. Queenstown is located at 38°59′21″N 76°9′24″W...
- Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos (Latin for "whoever's is the soil, it is theirs all the way to Heaven and all the way to ****")...
- Abraham ben Salomon Usque (given the Christian name Duarte Pinhel) was a 16th-century publisher. Usque was born in Portugal to a Jewish family and fled...
- bottom", "all the way through", or "from head to toe". See also a pedibus usque ad caput. a contrario from the opposite i.e., "on the contrary" or "au contraire"...
- Samuel Usque (Lisbon, c.1500 - after 1555 in Italy or Palestine) was a Portuguese converso Jewish author who settled in Ferrara. Usque was a trader. His...
- Quō ūsque tandem abūtere, Catilīna, patientiā nostrā? Quam diū etiam furor iste tuus nōs ēlūdet? Quem ad fīnem sēsē effrēnāta iactābit audācia? When,...
- the Old Prussians) usque in lo****, qui dicitur Russe – "up to a place called Rus'" (east of Masovia) et fines Russe extendente usque in Craccoa – " Rus'...