Definition of Mousmes

1. mousme [n] - See also: mousme

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mousmes

mousies
mousiest
mousily
mousiness
mousinesses
mousing
mousing over
mousings
mousle
mousled
mousles
mousling
mousme
mousmee
mousmees
mousmes (current term)
mousmé
mousmée
moussaka
moussakas
mousse
moussed
mousselike
mousseline
mousseline de sole
mousselines
mousses
mousseux
moussing
moust

Literary usage of Mousmes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, Together with 400 of the by Gustav Kobbé, Katharine Wright (1922)
"mousmes come to the bank of the stream and sing prettily over their work. Iris is young and beautiful. She is desired by Osaka, a wealthy rake. ..."

2. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
""mousmes," young girls, come to the river, and Iris sings her joyous song, "In pure stille" (Life is Gaily Passing). While she thus greets the flowers in ..."

3. A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1919)
"... geishas or mousmes (I do not know which) and a retinue of relations. All enjoy the hospitality of the American officer while picking him to pieces, ..."

4. Japan in Art and Industry: With a Glance at Japanese Manners and Customs by Félix Régamey (1892)
"With this kind of productions may be connected the miniature figure-mousmes, insects, and birds, made by material cut out, stuffed with wadding, ..."

5. The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, Together with 400 of the by Gustav Kobbé, Katharine Wright (1922)
"mousmes come to the bank of the stream and sing prettily over their work. Iris is young and beautiful. She is desired by Osaka, a wealthy rake. ..."

6. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
""mousmes," young girls, come to the river, and Iris sings her joyous song, "In pure stille" (Life is Gaily Passing). While she thus greets the flowers in ..."

7. A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1919)
"... geishas or mousmes (I do not know which) and a retinue of relations. All enjoy the hospitality of the American officer while picking him to pieces, ..."

8. Japan in Art and Industry: With a Glance at Japanese Manners and Customs by Félix Régamey (1892)
"With this kind of productions may be connected the miniature figure-mousmes, insects, and birds, made by material cut out, stuffed with wadding, ..."

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