malmsey

American  

[mahm-zee] / ˈmɑm zi /

noun

1. a strong, sweet wine with a strong flavor, originally made in Greece but now made mainly in Madeira.

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malmsey British  

/ ˈmɑːmzɪ /

noun

1. a sweet Madeira wine

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Etymology

Origin of malmsey

1325–75; Middle English malmesye < Middle Low German ≪ Monemvasia Greek town where it was originally produced

Example Sentences

The latter, famed for its malmsey, has lost its vines and kept its name.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Clerk with the yellow locks, mellow be thy malmsey!

From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred

When they were at the door they told her not to forget the comfits and to moisten them well with malmsey.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.

Of roaring blades and stumbling mules, Of casks of malmsey wine, Of red, rip-roaring ruffians, In a thin, meandering line.

From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd

Clarence mopes in the hole with one electric light—his butt of malmsey wine is even out of view.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen