Hypertext Webster Gateway: "muscadel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Muscadel \Mus"ca*del`\, 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.
Quaffed off the muscadel. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Muscatel \Mus"ca*tel`\, n.
1. A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine,
made in Italy, Spain, and France.
2. pl. Finest raisins, dried on the vine; ``sun raisins.''
[Variously written {moscatel}, {muscadel}, etc.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
muscadel
n : wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscat}, {muscatel}, {muscadelle}]
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