muster.
A gathering.
Meaning & usage
A gathering. An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
A gathering. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
A gathering. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
A gathering. A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc.
Showing. Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
Showing. A sample of goods.
Showing. An act of showing something; a display.
Showing. A group of peafowl, storks or sometimes other birds.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”), from moneō (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.
To show, exhibit.
To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body.
To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc.
To enroll (into service).
To gather or round up livestock.
To look within oneself to summon (a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage); see: muster up.
I couldn't muster the courage to tell him.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”), from moneō (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.
Synonym of mustee.
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