Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various sweet white grapes used for making wine or raisins.
- n. Muscatel wine.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A grape having a strong odor or flavor as of musk. There are several varieties of grape, mostly white, which come within this category.
- n. Wine made from muscat-grapes, or of similar character to that so made, usually strong and more or less sweet. Also called muscadel.
Wiktionary
- n. A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.
- n. The muscatel wine made from these grapes.
- n. The vine bearing this fruit.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
- n. wine from muscat grapes
- n. a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
- n. sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
Etymologies
- From French muscat. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Old French, from Old Provençal *muscat, from musc, musk, from Late Latin muscus; see musk. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“For it is well known that the other spices, as cinnamon, cloves, and the nutmeg, which we call muscat, and its covering”
“[mace], which we call muscat-flower, are brought to their Indian possessions from distant islands hitherto only known by name, in ships held together not by iron fastenings, but merely by palm-leaves, and having round sails also woven out of palm-fibres.”
“Muscatel is made from muscat grapes, is sometimes called muscat, and, being relatively cheap and sweet and high in alcohol content, is the booze of choice for a great many wines.”
“I am from Chennai presently living in muscat. happen to see your blog one day when i was searching for some redipes in google. from that day, i became an ardent fan for ur recipes. i love all the recipes and i am trying to do everything.”
“On the other hand, I reasoned, if there were, in fact, some sort of cat called a muscat, perhaps it wasn't so outrageous.”
“It was paired with 2008 Elk Cover Ultima, which is a dessert wine of riesling, gewurztraminer and muscat grapes, which are frozen before they're pressed, so it's not a true ice wine, but gets a similar result.”
The Huffington Post: Meg Hemphill: Taking Farm-to-Table From Trend to Reality
“Sangiovese in Tuscany Italy sad for Sauvignon blanc, merlot, muscat, etc. I tend to agree with this.”
Chenin Blanc vs. Sauvignon Blanc - a battle royale? [poll] | Dr Vino's wine blog
“Low in alcohol at around 5% abv, it's a crisp, light and fresh fruit salad of pink grapefruit and muscat grapes.”
The Guardian: The 10 best Christmas sparkling wines and champagnes
“Collins will plant 22 acres of vines this spring, primarily nebbiolo, malbec, petit verdot, merlot, cabernet franc, syrah and barbera among the reds, and vidal, muscat, viognier and sauvignon blanc for whites.”
The Washington Post: Breaux-ken up: Virginia's loss is Maryland's gain
“Barley, honey, white muscat grapes, and saffron, brewed from a recipe rediscovered by a molecular archeologist who analyzed residue from 2,700-year-old Iron Age drinking vessels discovered in central Turkey.”
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