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[syn: muscat, muscatel, muscadel, muscadelle]
The 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
muscadel
n 1: wine from muscat grapes [syn: muscat, muscatel,
muscadel, muscadelle]