muscadel
Americannoun
noun
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Lastly, let her take half a drachm of bay-berries beaten into a powder, in a drachm of muscadel or teat.
A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The rich muscadel and malmsey, and the wines of Gascoigne and the Rhine, are no longer quaffed by the abbot and his more honoured guests, but drunk to his destruction by his foes.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
This district is rich in gold, and produces an excellent wine resembling muscadel.
He is a catchpole's morning's draught, for the news that such a gallant has come yesternight to town, draws out of him both muscadel and money too.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
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