muscadel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wine from muscat grapes
    muscatel; muscadelle; muscat.

WordNet

Mus"ca*del` noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. See Muscatel, n.
    Quaffed off the muscadel. Shak.

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