Muscadel

  • 101muscadine — mus•ca•dine [[t]ˈmʌs kə dɪn, ˌdaɪn[/t]] n. pln a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; obscurely akin to muscadel… …

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  • 102muscatel — mus•ca•tel [[t]ˌmʌs kəˈtɛl, ˈmʌs kəˌtɛl[/t]] n. 1) vin a sweet wine made from muscat grapes 2) pln a muscat grape or raisin • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME muscadel(le) < MF, =muscad (< OPr muscade, fem. of muscat musky) + elle, fem. of el n.… …

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  • 103Muscadelle — /mʌskəˈdɛl/ (say muskuh del) noun (sometimes lower case) a wine variety used traditionally in sweet white wines; in Australia used to make topaque. {French: variant of muscadel} …

  • 104muscadet — Muscadet, ou Muscadel, Apianum vinum. Nomen habet a muscis seu apibus. Raisin muscadet, Apiana vua …

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  • 105muscadine — [mus′kə din, mus′kədīn΄] n. [altered < muscadel, var. of MUSCATEL] an American grape (Vitis rotundifolia) growing in the SE U.S., with small leaves, simple tendrils, and small clusters of large, spherical, musky, purple grapes …

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  • 106fortified wine — noun wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added • Hypernyms: ↑wine, ↑vino • Hyponyms: ↑Madeira, ↑port, ↑port wine, ↑sherry, ↑Marsala, ↑ …

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  • 107muscadelle — noun wine from muscat grapes • Syn: ↑muscat, ↑muscatel, ↑muscadel • Hypernyms: ↑fortified wine • Substance Holonyms: ↑muscat, ↑muscatel, ↑ …

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  • 108muscat grape — noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine • Syn: ↑muscat, ↑muscatel • Hypernyms: ↑vinifera grape • Substance Meronyms: ↑muscat, ↑muscatel, ↑muscadel, ↑ …

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  • 109muscatel — n. (also muscadel) 1 = MUSCAT. 2 a raisin from a muscadine grape. Etymology: ME f. OF f. Prov. dimin. of muscat: see MUSCAT …

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  • 110mus|ca|delle — «MUHS kuh DEHL», noun. a kind of muscat grape grown especially in France. ╂[< Old French muscadel muscatel] …

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