Meaning of MUSCADEL
| Pronunciation: | | `musku'del
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| | Definition: | | [n] wine from muscat grapes |
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| | Synonyms: | | muscadelle, muscat, muscatel |
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| | See Also: | | fortified wine, muscat grape | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mus"ca*del`\, n. [It. moscadello, moscatello, LL.
muscatellum or muscadellum (sc. vinum), fr. muscatellus
nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling like musk, muscatum and
muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F. muscadelle, fr. Italian. See
{Musk} and cf. {Moschatel}, {Muscardin}, {Muscat}, {Nutmeg}.]
See {Muscatel}, n.
Quaffed off the muscadel. --Shak.
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