musette /mjuːˈzɛt/ noun5 •In full musette bag: a small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap, formerly used by soldiers, and now (cycling) chiefly by cyclists to hold food and beverages or other items.The young gentleman had a musette over his shoulder. — 1923 •(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century. •(historical) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music. •A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. •(historical) An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. formsmusettes