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muscatel Definition

mus·ca·tel (mus′kə tel′)

noun

  1. a sweet, usually fortified wine made from the muscat
  2. muscat (sense )

Etymology: ME muscadelle < OFr muscadel < Prov or < It moscadello, orig. dim. of Prov muscat, It moscato, muscat

Also muscadel mus′·ca·del′ (-del′)
muscatel Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • wine: Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine!
  • grape: Twinings Light Classics Darjeeling Tea 50 bags A light golden tea, which has a character likened to the muscatel grape.
  • flavor: This is a second flush Darjeeling tea with a delicate muscatel flavor.
  • oil: Now grown commercially for extraction of muscatel oil, used as a perfume fixative.

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  5. ‹ muscadine
  6. ‹ Muscadet
  7. ‹ muscadel
  8. ‹ Musca
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