malvoisie
Americannoun
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malmsey wine.
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the malvasia grape.
noun
Etymology
Origin of malvoisie
1350–1400; < French; replacing Middle English malvesie < Middle French < Italian malvasia. See malmsey, malvasia
Example Sentences
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The Tokay blushes by the side of the blackest Malvoisie.
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The servant brought champagne and malvoisie; the supper was delicious.
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Herr von Brunzbrack, whom the pipe seemed to make thirsty, emptied his glass very frequently and belauded the champagne; for my part, the malvoisie suited my taste exactly; and I had such an exquisite sense of well-being, seated at that table beside that original creature, who acted just like a man!
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Fr�d�rique paused to moisten her lips with malvoisie, and I turned my face so that I could see her better.
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It is written: ‘He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord’: soldiers, and ye, beauteous dames, sweet companions in love to these valiant warriors, lend ye to the Lord, which is to say: give me bread, meat, wine, beer, if ye will, tartlets if it please you, and God, who is rich, will repay it you in morsels of ortolans, in rivers of malvoisie, in mountains of sugar candy, in rystpap which ye shall eat in paradise with silver spoons.”
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