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MADEIRAS
Noun
madeiras
plural of madeira
Anagrams
• Demarias
Proper noun
Madeiras
Madeira (archipelago).
Anagrams
• Demarias
Source: Wiktionary
MADEIRA
Ma*dei"ra, n. Etym: [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.]
Definition: A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. Shak. Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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