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hussarMember of a European light-cavalry unit used for scouting, modeled on the 15th-century Hungarian light-horse corps. The brilliantly coloured Hungarian hussar's uniform was imitated in other European armies; it consisted of a busby (high cylindrical cloth cap), a jacket with heavy braiding, and a dolman (loose coat worn hanging from the left shoulder). Several hussar regiments of the British army were converted from light dragoons in the 19th century; they survive today as armoured units. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The New French Extremity sometimes looks like a latter-day version of the hussards, those Celine-loving, right-wing anarchists of the '50s determined to rock the pieties of bourgeois culture; but for all their connections (shared actors, screenwriters, etc. American audiences have also seen him in his breakthrough film, "Le Hussard sur le toit" ("The Horseman on the Roof") and in "The Chambermaid on the Titanic. |
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