MUSCATEL

muscat, muscatel, muscat grape

(noun) sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

muscat, muscatel, muscadel, muscadelle

(noun) wine from muscat grapes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

muscatel (countable and uncountable, plural muscatels)

A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.

A sweet wine made from these grapes.

Anagrams

• calumets

Source: Wiktionary


Mus"ca*tel`, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; a muscatel grapes; muscatel wine, etc.

Mus"ca*tel`, n.

1. A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.

2. pl.

Definition: Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins." [Variously written moscatel, muscadel, etc.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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