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Princeton's WordNet
muscat, muscatel, muscadel, muscadellenoun
wine from muscat grapes
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Muscadel, Muscadineadjective
A kind of sweet grape, sweet wine and sweet pear.
Etymology: muscat, muscadel, Fr. moscatello, Italian; either from the fragrance resembling the nutmeg, nux moscata, or from musca, a fly; flies being eager of those grapes.
He quafft off the muscadel,
And threw the sops all in the sexton’s face. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
muscadel
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a white wine grape of Greek origin that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. Its name comes from its characteristic small berry size and tight clusters. It is known under a variety of local names such as Moscato bianco, Muscat blanc, Muscat Canelli, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat de Lunel, Muscat d'Alsace, Muskateller, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel rosé and Sárgamuskotály. While technically a white grape, there are strains of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vines that produce berries that are pink or reddish brown. The same vine could potentially produce berries of one color one year and a different color the next. These strains are more prevalent in Australia, where the grape is also known as Frontignac and Brown Muscat. South Africa's Muskadel strain tends to show the same darker characteristics. Variants where the differing grape colour is stable are typically classified as separate grape varieties Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains for red skin colour and Muscat Rose à Petit Grains for pink skin colour.
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muscadel
Muscadel, also known as Muscat or Muscadelle, is a type of grape variety used primarily for wine production. The term can also refer to the sweet, fragrant wine produced from these grapes. This variety is characterized by a strong, aromatic grape flavor and is often used in both fortified and dessert wines. It is grown worldwide in countries such as France, Italy, Spain, and Australia.
Webster Dictionary
Muscadelnoun
see Muscatel, n
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Muscadel
mus′ka-del, n. a rich, spicy wine: also the grape producing it: a fragrant and delicious pear—also Mus′cadine, Mus′cat, Mus′catel.—n.pl. Mus′catels, sun-dried raisins. [O. Fr.,—It. moscadello, dim. of muscato—L. muscus, musk.]
Etymology and Origins
Muscadel
French and Italian wines, so called from the Italian muscado, musk, nutmeg. Variants of this name are Muscatel and Muscadine.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of muscadel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of muscadel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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