Hypertext Webster Gateway: "muscat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Muscat \Mus"cat\, n. [F. See {Muscadel}.] (Bot.)
A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes,
differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat
musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape
of a pale amber color. [Written also {muskat}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
muscat
n 1: any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet
white grapes [syn: {muskat}]
2: a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of
Oman [syn: {Muscat}, {Masqat}, {capital of Oman}]
3: wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscatel}, {muscadel}, {muscadelle}]
4: sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn: {muscatel},
{muscat grape}]
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