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Zouave
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress.
(2):
(n.) Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Zouave'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​z/zouave.html. 1828.