muscovy : Idioms & Phrases

Index

muscovy duck

  • noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
    Cairina moschata; musk duck.
WordNet
Mus"co*vy duck`
Etymology
A corruption of musk duck.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
Webster 1913

muscovy glass

Mus"co*vy glass`
Etymology
From Muscovy, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.
Definitions
  1. Mica; muscovite. See Mica.
Webster 1913