muscadel

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muscadel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Muscadel \Mus"ca*del`\, muscadelle \mus"ca*delle\, 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.
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           Quaffed off the muscadel.                --Shak.
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  Muscatel \Mus"ca*tel`\, n.
     1. A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine,
        made in Italy, Spain, and France.
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     2. pl. Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."
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        etc.]
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muscadel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  muscadel
      n 1: wine from muscat grapes [syn: muscat, muscatel,
           muscadel, muscadelle]