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hussar
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Definition:was a member of a class of light cavalry, originating in Central Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. The title and distinctive dress of these horsemen were subsequently widely adopted by light cavalry regiments in European armies in the late 17th and 18th centuries.A number of armored or ceremonial mounted units in modern armies retain the designation of hussars.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
painting: by Édouard Detaille (1891) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21997544
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A little light hussar in tight riding breeches rode off at a gallop, crouched up like a cat on the saddle, in imitation of English jockeys.
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina
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Then, withdrawing, he returned with a compliment from his wife, and, in the mean time, presented his son Harry, a shambling, blear-eyed boy, in the habit of a hussar; very rude, forward, and impertinent.
Tobias Smollett. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771)
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