malmsey
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malmsey
1325–75; Middle English malmesye < Middle Low German ≪ Monemvasia Greek town where it was originally produced
Example Sentences
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"Why, he and Socrates had to take hemlock or they were drowned in a butt of malmsey, I really forget which."
From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher
Wreaths of Heliochrise Gleamed still in that great tribe of Benjamin, Burned still across the malmsey and muscadel.
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred
On the morrow the provost and sheriffs and chief citizens came to the Louvre bearing presents of sweetmeats, sugar-plums and malmsey wine.
From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine
There was malvagia—malvoisie, the same old malmsey that did for the Duke of Clarence.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
On Twelfth Day, the last of the Revels, there were brawn, mustard, and malmsey for breakfast after morning prayer, and the dinner as on St. John's Day.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
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