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muscadel

American  
[muhs-kuh-del] / ˌmʌs kəˈdɛl /
Or muscadelle

noun

  1. muscatel.


muscadel British  
/ ˌmʌskəˈdɛl /

noun

  1. another name for muscatel

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This district is rich in gold, and produces an excellent wine resembling muscadel.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

It was his custom to wash the tobacco in muscadel and grains, and to keep it moist by wrapping it in greased leather, and oiled rags, or by burying it in gravel.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

They were very wary and difficult to ensnare, for they rested only for a second at a time upon the fragrant muscadel grapes before fluttering away over the wall.

From The Story of a Child by Smith, Caroline F.

Mr. Simpson, with a hand that still shook so violently that he could hardly hold his glass, lifted and drank off a cup of muscadel.

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh

Then Mistress Jane come anon, and bare us—to wit, Milisent and me—away to her own chamber, where she gave us sweet cakes and muscadel; and Mistress Cicely came too.

From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah

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